EXHIBIT 23.2


             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


     As  independent  public  accountants,   we   hereby   consent  to  the
incorporation  by  reference in this Registration Statement of  our  report
dated July 30, 1997  included  in  Avnet, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for  the  year ended June 27, 1997, and  to  all  references  to  our  firm
included in this Registration Statement.


/S/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Arthur Andersen LLP

New York, New York
January 29, 1998